In The News – 2008/06/22

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8 Responses to “In The News – 2008/06/22”

The continued pretense that this issue is simply about using a drive-thru or having to park a vehicle. It ignores the fact (and the larger societal debate that motorists don’t want to engage in) that people don’t have to be in those cars in the first place.

I’m in favour of a moratorium on the construction of any new drive-thru’s at the current time. I’m in favour of other initiatives which will reduce our harmful impact upon the environment. I’m in favour of other initiatives which will promote alternative methods of transportation. I’m strongly in favour of initiatives which offer increased protection of pedestrians.

But would you agree in being those things you seem to be decidedly, and almost feverantly, anti-car? Or do you see their right to co-exist with other forms of transportation, and that the majority of people seem to prefer them?

There’s too many of them, and their numbers are increasing. Besides the cost to the environment, and the danger that they too often pose to law-abiding pedestrians, they also represent a huge financial cost to the municipality which I don’t think can be sustained without robbing other necessary areas of investment.

What “all or nothing” approach? I’m not calling for the complete removal of all vehicles from the roads. I’m not calling for a complete vehicle ownership ban for individuals. Actually, I think that my position is pretty moderate and responsible.